2018–19 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship
# 2018–19 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship

The 2018–19 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship was the 49th annual gaelic football club championship since its establishment in the 1970–71 season. The winners receive the Andy Merrigan Cup.

The defending champions were Corofin from Galway who defeated Nemo Rangers from Cork on 17 March 2018 to win their 3rd title.

## Competition format

County Championships

All thirty two counties in Ireland and London play their county senior championships between their top gaelic football clubs. Each county decides the format for their county championship. The format can be straight knockout, double-elimination, a league, groups, etc. or a combination.

Only single club teams are allowed to enter the All-Ireland Club championship. If a team which is an amalgamation of two or more clubs, a divisional team or a university team wins a county's championship, a single club team will represent that county in the provincial championship as determined by that county's championship rules. Normally it is the club team that exited the championship at the highest stage.

Provincial Championships

Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster each organise a provincial championship for their participating county champions. The Kilkenny senior champions play in the Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship. Beginning in 2018–19, London compete in the Connacht championship. In previous years they played one of the provincial champions in a single match in December referred to as a quarter-final.

All matches are knock-out. Two ten minute periods of extra time are played each way if it's a draw at the end of normal time in all matches including the final. If the score is still level after extra time the match is replayed.

All-Ireland

The two semi-finals between the four provincial champions are usually played on a Saturday in mid February. The All-Ireland final is traditionally played in Croke Park on St. Patrick's Day, the 17th of March.

All matches are knock-out. Two ten minute periods of extra time are played each way if it's a draw at the end of normal time in the semi-finals or final. If the score is still level after extra time the match is replayed.

## TV Coverage

TG4 continue to broadcast live and deferred club championship games each year. Eir Sport entered the second year of their agreement to broadcast live Gaelic football and hurling club championship games, including county championships, county finals and provincial and All-Ireland club championship matches.

## County Finals

### Connacht County & London Finals

Galway SFC

Leitrim SFC

London SFC

Mayo SFC

Roscommon SFC

Sligo SFC

### Leinster County Finals

Carlow SFC

Dublin SFC

Kildare SFC

Kilkenny SFC

The Kilkenny SFC champions take part in the Leinster Club Intermediate Football Championship.

Laois SFC

Longford SFC

Louth SFC

Meath SFC

Offaly SFC

Westmeath SFC

Wexford SFC

Wicklow SFC

### Munster County Finals

Clare SFC

Cork SFC

Kerry SFC

Limerick SFC

Tipperary SFC

Waterford SFC

### Ulster County Finals

Antrim SFC

Armagh SFC

Cavan SFC

Derry SFC

Donegal SFC

Down SFC

Fermanagh SFC

Monaghan SFC

Tyrone SFC

## Provincial championships

### Connacht Senior Club Football Championship

| Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | Aughawillan (Leitrim) | Aughawillan (Leitrim) | 1-08 | | | |
| Tourlestrane (Sligo) | Tourlestrane (Sligo) | 0-05 | Ballintubber (Mayo) | Ballintubber (Mayo) | 3-11 | | | |
| Ballintubber (Mayo) | Ballintubber (Mayo) | 0-06 | | | | Ballintubber (Mayo) | Ballintubber (Mayo) | 1-09 |
| | | | | | | Corofin (Galway) | Corofin (Galway) | 2-10 |
| | | | Corofin (Galway) | Corofin (Galway) | 4-22 | | | |
| Clann na nGael (Roscommon) | Clann na nGael (Roscommon) | 1-15 | Clann na nGael (Roscommon) | Clann na nGael (Roscommon) | 0-07 | | | |
| Tír Chonaill Gaels (London) | Tír Chonaill Gaels (London) | 1-10 | | | | | | |

**Connacht Final**

* 25 November 2018 (2018-11-25) 2:00 pm Final

| Ballintubber | 1-09 (12) – (16) 2-10 | Corofin |
| - | - | - |
| Gls: J Finnerty 1 Pts: C O’Connor 4 (2f), A Dillon 2, A Plunkett 1, J Gibbons 1, M Plunkett 1 | | Gls: M Lundy 1, I Burke 1. Pts: G Sice 3 (3f), C Brady 1, L Silke 1, K Molloy 1, Michael Farragher 1, J Leonard 1, Martin Faragher 1, M Lundy 1. |

* McHale Park, Castlebar

### Leinster Senior Club Football Championship

| Preliminary Round | Preliminary Round | Preliminary Round | Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shelmaliers (Wexford) | Shelmaliers (Wexford) | 1-02 | | | | | | | | | |
| St. Peter's, Dunboyne (Meath) | St. Peter's, Dunboyne (Meath) | 1-12 | St. Peter's, Dunboyne (Meath) | St. Peter's, Dunboyne (Meath) | 0-7 | | | | | | |
| | | | Kilmacud Crokes (Dublin) | Kilmacud Crokes (Dublin) | 2-17 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Kilmacud Crokes (Dublin) | Kilmacud Crokes (Dublin) | 1-17 | | | |
| Mullingar Shamrocks (Westmeath) | Mullingar Shamrocks (Westmeath) | 1-06 | | | | Portlaoise (Laois) | Portlaoise (Laois) | 3-8 | | | |
| Moorefield (Kildare) | Moorefield (Kildare) | 2-09 | Moorefield (Kildare) | Moorefield (Kildare) | 1-11 | | | | | | |
| | | | Portlaoise (Laois) | Portlaoise (Laois) | 1-14 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Kilmacud Crokes (Dublin) | Kilmacud Crokes (Dublin) | 1-06 |
| St Patrick's (Wicklow) | St Patrick's (Wicklow) | 1-09 | | | | | | | Mullinalaghta (Longford) | Mullinalaghta (Longford) | 1-08 |
| Rhode (Offaly) | Rhode (Offaly) | 2-16 | Rhode (Offaly) | Rhode (Offaly) | 0-7 | | | | | | |
| | | | Mullinalaghta (Longford) | Mullinalaghta (Longford) | 1-6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Mullinalaghta (Longford) | Mullinalaghta (Longford) | 2-15 | | | |
| | | | | | | Éire Óg (Carlow) | Éire Óg (Carlow) | 0-3 | | | |
| | | | Newtown Blues (Louth) | Newtown Blues (Louth) | 0-8 | | | | | | |
| | | | Éire Óg (Carlow) | Éire Óg (Carlow) | 2-9 | | | | | | |

**Leinster Final**

* 9 December 2018 (2018-12-09) Final
* Report

| Mullinalaghta | 1-08 (11) – (09) 1-06 | Kilmacud Crokes |
| - | - | - |
| Gls: G Rogers 1. Pts: Rian Brady 4 (1f), D McGivney 2 (1f), A McElligott 1, D McElligott 1. | | Gls: P Burke 1. Pts: P Mannion 2 (2f), C Pearson 2, P Burke 1, C Dias 1. |

* O'Connor Park

### Munster Senior Club Football Championship

| Quarter-Final | Quarter-Final | Semi-Final | Semi-Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adare (Limerick) | Adare (Limerick) | | | | |
| The Nire – Fourmilewater (Waterford) | The Nire – Fourmilewater (Waterford) | | | | |
| | | The Nire – Fourmilewater | The Nire – Fourmilewater | | |
| | | St. Joseph's, Milltown Malbay (Clare) | St. Joseph's, Milltown Malbay (Clare) | | |
| | | | | St. Joseph's, Milltown Malbay (Clare) | St. Joseph's, Milltown Malbay (Clare) |
| | | | | Dr. Crokes (Kerry) | Dr. Crokes (Kerry) |
| Moyle Rovers (Tipperary) | Moyle Rovers (Tipperary) | | | | |
| Dr. Crokes (Kerry) | Dr. Crokes (Kerry) | | | | |
| | | Dr. Crokes (Kerry) | Dr. Crokes (Kerry) | | |
| | | St. Finbarr's (Cork) | St. Finbarr's (Cork) | | |

**Munster Final**

* 25 November 2018 (2018-11-25) Munster final
* Report

| Dr. Crokes | 1-21 (24) – (15) 2-09 | Miltown Malbay |
| - | - | - |
| Gls: D Shaw 1. Pts: T Brosnan 8 (5f), D Casey 3 (2f), K O’Leary 2, B Looney 2, M Burns 2, S Murphy 1 (1 ’45), J Buckley 1, G O’Shea 1, J Kiely 1. | | Gls: D McDonagh 1, O Looney 1. Pts: E Cleary 3 (2f), K Malone 2, D McDonagh 2, K Keavey 1, E O’Gorman 1. |

* Gaelic Grounds, Limerick Referee: A Kissane (Waterford)

### Ulster Senior Club Football Championship

| Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | Erins Own, Cargin (Antrim) | Erins Own, Cargin (Antrim) | 1-13 | | | | | | |
| | | | Gaoth Dobhair (Donegal) | Gaoth Dobhair (Donegal) | 3-11 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Gaoth Dobhair (Donegal) | Gaoth Dobhair (Donegal) | 4-11 | | | |
| | | | | | | Crossmaglen Rangers (Armagh) | Crossmaglen Rangers (Armagh) | 0-16 | | | |
| | | | Crossmaglen Rangers (Armagh) | Crossmaglen Rangers (Armagh) | 0-12 | | | | | | |
| | | | Coalisland (Tyrone) | Coalisland (Tyrone) | 0-10 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Gaoth Dobhair (Donegal) | Gaoth Dobhair (Donegal) | 0-13 (aet) |
| | | | | | | | | | Scotstown (Monaghan) | Scotstown (Monaghan) | 0-12 (aet) |
| | | | Castlerahan (Cavan) | Castlerahan (Cavan) | 0-11 | | | | | | |
| | | | Eoghan Rua (Derry) | Eoghan Rua (Derry) | 2-11 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Eoghan Rua (Derry) | Eoghan Rua (Derry) | 2-10 | | | |
| | | | | | | Scotstown (Monaghan) | Scotstown (Monaghan) | 1-14 | | | |
| | | | Burren (Down) | Burren (Down) | 0-10 | | | | | | |
| Scotstown (Monaghan) | Scotstown (Monaghan) | 2-17 | Scotstown (Monaghan) | Scotstown (Monaghan) | 0-13 | | | | | | |
| Derrygonnelly Harps (Fermanagh) | Derrygonnelly Harps (Fermanagh) | 1-11 | | | | | | | | | |

**Ulster Final**

* TG4
* 2 December 2018 (2018-12-02) 2:00 pm Final

| Gaoth Dobhair (Donegal) | 0-13 (13) – (12) 0-12 (a.e.t.) | Scotstown (Monaghan) |
| - | - | - |
| (HT: 0-05 – 0-05) (FT: 0-11 – 0-11) |||
| Pts: Odhran MacNiallais (4, 3f), Kevin Cassidy (2), Cian Mulligan, Eamonn Collum, Micheal Carroll, Naoise O Baoill, James Carroll (f), Ryan Kelly, Shane Ferry | | Pts: Shane Carey (6, 3f), Rory Beggan (2, 1f, 1 '45), Darren Hughes, Kieran Hughes, Conor McCarthy, Damien McArdle |

* Healy Park, Omagh Referee: Noel Mooney (Cavan)

## All-Ireland

For official fixtures and results see All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship at gaa.ie

### All-Ireland Bracket

| Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals |
| - | - |
| Corofin | Corofin |
| Gaoth Dobhair | Gaoth Dobhair |
| Dr. Crokes | Dr. Crokes |
| Mullinalaghta | Mullinalaghta |

### All-Ireland Semi-Finals

* TG4
* 16 February 2019 (2019-02-16) 13:30 GMT (UTC+0) Semi-Final
* Report

| Corofin | 2-13 (19) – (15) 1-12 | Gaoth Dobhair |
| - | - | - |
| Gls: G Sice 1, Martin Farragher 1. Pts: Gary Sice 7 (7f), J Leonard 2 (1f), L Silke 1, D Burke 1, I Burke 1, G Burke 1 | | Gls: K Cassidy 1. Pts: K Cassidy 2, E Collum 2 (1f), O Mac Niallais 2 (1f), J Carroll 2, C Mulligan 2, D Ó Baoill 1, N Friel 1. |

* Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon Referee: Maurice Deegan (Stradbally, Laois)
* TG4
* 16 February 2019 (2019-02-16) 15:30 GMT (UTC+0) Semi-Final
* Report

| Dr. Crokes | 0-18 (18) – (13) 2-7 | Mullinalaghta |
| - | - | - |
| Pts: T Brosnan 6 (4f), K O’Leary 4, D Shaw 3, D Casey 2 (1f), M Burns 1, G O’Shea 1, B Looney 1. | | Gls: G Rogers 1, J Matthews 1. Pts: D McGivney 5 (4f), B Fox 1, D McElligott 1. |

* Semple Stadium, Thurles Referee: Sean Hurson (Galbally, Tyrone)

### All-Ireland final

Two ten minute periods of extra time are played if the match is level at the end of the normal sixty minutes.

* TG4
* 17 March 2019 (2019-03-17) 3:45 pm Final
* Report

| Corofin | 2-16 (22) – (10) 0-10 | Dr. Crokes |
| - | - | - |
| Gls: G Sice 1, J Leonard 1. Pts: G Sice 5 (3fs), Martin Farragher 4, J Leonard 3, D Burke 2, Mike Farragher, K Molloy 1 each. | | Pts: T Brosnan 5 (4fs), D Casey 3 (2fs), M Burns, C Cooper (f) 1 each. |

* Croke Park, Dublin Referee: Barry Cassidy (Bellaghy, Derry)

## Championship statistics

### Top scorers

**Overall**

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Tony Brosnan | Dr. Crokes | 0-30 | 30 | 5 | 6.00 |
| 2 | Gary Sice | Corofin | 2-17 | 23 | 4 | 5.75 |
| 3 | Jason Leonard | Corofin | 3-12 | 21 | 4 | 5.25 |
| 4 | Paul Mannion | Kilmacud Crokes | 2-13 | 19 | 3 | 6.33 |
| 5 | Kevin Cassidy | Gaoth Dobhair | 3-09 | 18 | 4 | 4.50 |
| 6 | Shane Carey | Scotstown | 0-16 | 16 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 7 | Kieran O'Leary | Dr. Crokes | 2-09 | 15 | 5 | 3.00 |
| 7 | Rian O'Neill | Crossmaglen Rangers | 0-15 | 15 | 2 | 7.50 |
| 7 | Cillian O'Connor | Ballintubber | 0-15 | 15 | 3 | 5.00 |
| 8 | Niall McNamee | Rhode | 0-14 | 14 | 2 | 7.00 |

**In a single game**

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Jason Leonard | Corofin | 2-06 | 12 | Clann na nGael |
| 1 | Paul Mannion | Kilmacud Crokes | 2-06 | 12 | St. Peter's Dunboyne |
| 2 | Niall McNamee | Rhode | 0-11 | 11 | St. Patrick's |
| 3 | Adam Tyrrell | Moorefield | 2-04 | 10 | Mullingar Shamrocks |
| 3 | Gary Sice | Corofin | 1-07 | 10 | Gaoth Dobhair |
| 4 | Daire Ó Baoill | Gaoth Dobhair | 3-00 | 9 | Crossmaglen Rangers |
| 4 | Donie Shine | Clann na nGael | 0-09 | 9 | Tír Chonaill Gaels |
| 5 | Kieran O'Leary | Dr. Crokes | 2-02 | 8 | Moyle Rovers |
| 5 | Gary Sice | Corofin | 1-05 | 8 | Dr. Crokes |
| 5 | Tony Brosnan | Dr. Crokes | 0-08 | 8 | Miltown Malbay |
| 5 | Paddy McNeice | Coalisland Na Fianna | 0-08 | 8 | Crossmaglen Rangers |
| 5 | Rian O'Neill | Crossmaglen Rangers | 0-08 | 8 | Gaoth Dobhair |

## 2018-19 Club All-Stars & Club Footballer of the Year

The Club All-Star awards were initiated in the 2017–18 season.

### Club Team Of The Year

* Bernard Power (Corofin)
* Liam Silke (Corofin)
* Patrick Fox (Mullinalaghta)
* Odhrán McFadden-Ferry (Gaoth Dobhair)
* Kieran Molloy (Corofin)
* Gavin White (Dr. Crokes)
* Donal McElligott (Mullinalaghta)
* Daithí Burke (Corofin)
* Odhrán MacNiallais (Gaoth Dobhair)
* Gary Sice (Corofin)
* Kieran O’Leary (Dr Crokes)
* Jason Leonard (Corofin)
* Tony Brosnan (Dr Crokes)
* Kevin Cassidy (Gaoth Dobhair)
* Martin Farragher (Corofin)

### Club Footballer Of The Year

Kieran Molloy (Corofin)

Also nominated -

* Kevin Cassidy (Gaoth Dobhair)
* Gary Sice (Corofin)
